40 Of The Most Hilarious Tractor Fails Ever Caught On Camera

Who’d drive a tractor? Not us. Who should drive a tractor? From the looks of it, not many of the folks responsible for these epic fails. But their loss is our gain, as these crazy mishaps are pretty hilarious. Mind you, some of these dramatic blunders leave us with more questions than answers...

1. Wrong turn

Oops. We think this tractor may have taken a wrong turn somewhere along the way. Either that, or the driver passed out or bailed on the vehicle. Better get your wallet out, guy. There’s gonna be a considerable price to pay for all that damage.

2. Highway hijinks

Here’s another one where you’re simply left scratching your head. How did this tractor become perilously perched over the highway? And what are those two guys doing standing there as if nothing crazy’s happening or the heavy machinery couldn’t fall onto them? Not really the place to stop and have a chat, gentlemen.

3. Tarzan tractor

This little red tractor appears to have been abandoned by its driver – presumably out of embarrassment. But we want to find them and ask them a couple of questions. Firstly, how on Earth were they able to get the tractor into that position? And, more importantly, what were they thinking?

4. It’s snow joke

Snow is fun for all the family – unless one of the family is a farmer, that is. Take this poor tractor driver, for example. Their Case 600 is buried in the white stuff. There won’t be any harvesting going on here for a while, that’s for sure!

5. Run-in with the law

Oh dear, this delinquent driver seems to have got himself in a spot of bother with the law. Riding along on a red Massey Ferguson tractor, he appears to have stolen a number of beer kegs and, um, a couch. But the cop trailing him was having none of it, stopping and arresting the inebriated idiot – who identified himself as Steve. Only in America.

6. Puppy ambush

How are you supposed to use your tractor if you can’t even turn the wheel? That’s the question this unfortunate driver likely found themselves asking. But there’s a silver lining: they can just play with those three absolutely adorable pups instead! Aww, just look at them. Those fields will have to wait.

7. Good thing it’s only a small tractor...

Aw, shucks. That shortcut downhill didn’t exactly work out... And any time the driver saved will now be spent putting the tractor right again. Lesson learned, we hope?

8. Trendy tractor

Tractors don’t have the same cool rep many cars do. They don’t have the ultra-slick designs of Ferraris, Lamborghinis, or even BMWs. But this Russian farmer decided his red tractor ought to try and match the coolness of a beemer – with hilarious results. You’re not fooling anyone, Sergei.

9. Why hire a wedding car when you can just use a tractor?

Ever since she was a young girl, this poor woman’s probably dreamed of being chauffeured to her wedding in a fancy vintage car. But the reality? A little less exciting. Who said romance is dead?

10. Um, have you still got the receipt?

It’s hard not to feel a little bit sorry for the guy in this picture. There he is, solemnly looking down at the wreck of his John Deere, which he appears to have had since about 1938. The wheels are twisted or detached; a piece of metal hangs off the front. Time to invest in a new vehicle, buddy. This one is unsalvageable.

11. Rear-wheel drive

Before you plow a field, it’s probably a good idea to check whether the ground has turned into a quagmire. And the driver of this fetching vintage tractor found out the hard way. Hope that rear-wheel drive is powerful for their sake!

12. What kind of farm is this?!

We’re really not sure what to make of this. Either these two elderly women are being held hostage, or they’re hitching a ride in the most uncomfortable way possible. Still, at least they won’t fall out!

13. Tractor-made terror

To be frank, this is kind of terrifying. It sort of looks like something out of Transformers. An evil tractor that’s gone on a rampage through American suburbia, destroying everything in sight? Yikes.

14. Problems pylon up

This farmer in England can count himself fortunate he’s still alive. After placing his Claas Xerion vehicle on auto-steer, he collided with a pylon and bent it badly out of shape. The tractor couldn’t be retrieved for 48 hours, and the accident cut off the electricity supply to more than 1,000 houses for a time. Oh well, he can probably laugh about it now...

15. The angle’s a little off

Holy moly. That’s really wedged. Worse still, the tractor has gotten stuck at a rather unusual angle. Best get some friends together, as this is gonna take some moving.

16. Fire it up

The driver of this tractor seems to have bailed. And with good reason too, given it’s on fire. Look at those bright orange flames coming from its engine! Hopefully, the person responsible for this calamity has gone to call 911...

17. Down in the ditch

You can almost imagine what went through the mind of the driver of this doomed red tractor. “Right, I’ll just take a shortcut off this dirt track and… oh no!” Face down in the ditch they went. It would’ve taken considerable manpower or machinery to get that vehicle out, that’s for sure.

18. Don’t get bogged down

Well, this one’s just plain stupid, if you ask us. Really, what did the drivers expect to happen when they went out to cultivate a badly waterlogged field? That they’d glide over the top of it? Come to think of it, we’re seriously questioning how they became farmers in the first place.

19. Stairway to nowhere

Speaking of stupid, this driver makes the bog-cultivating farmers look like total geniuses. Somehow, they’ve managed to crash their tractor on a flight of outdoor steps. And that raises several questions. Most notably: what on Earth were they doing driving a tractor down concrete steps?

20. Water way to go

Ah, another genius tractor driver, who for a split second or more decided they were going to cultivate what looks like a sizable pond or lake. Perhaps it’s part of their field and is merely waterlogged. But you still have to seriously ask how the tractor ended up slap bang in the middle of it.

21. Brush it off

Well, what do we have here? Looks like some kind of out-of-control robot that’s set on world domination and destruction. Peer a bit closer, though, and it seems to be a humble tractor with ten brushes attached to its front. That’s a novel way of sweeping the road, we guess.

22. Should’ve stuck to the road

Tractor driving lesson number one: don’t take any unnecessary and potentially perilous shortcuts onto unsteady land. The operator of this humongous red tractor evidently decided to ignore this advice, left the gravelly dirt track, and went headfirst into a ditch. Should have paid attention in tractor driving school!

23. Where’s your wheel?

This one’s more of a head-scratcher than an outright face-palm. How on Earth is this guy driving a tractor that’s missing one of its front wheels? And why’s a woman – who we’re assuming is his wife – stood smiling nonchalantly as if this was all normal? Too many questions and not enough answers.

24. Train track troubles

The driver of this tractor seems to have made a very unwise gamble, betting that their plodding farm vehicle could cut across the railway crossing before an oncoming train arrived. And by the look of the scene above, he or she was spectacularly wrong. In fact, the tractor was effectively cut in half by the sheer force of the train. Yikes.

25. Do the twist

This large, multi-wheeled tractor appears to have got itself into a pickle! And how it landed in this bizarre position is anyone’s guess. Perhaps it was taking part in a game of Twister for farmyard vehicles?

26. Ill-advised ice escapades

What did we say about ill-advised shortcuts? Well, this tractor driver hasn’t taken that advice. Nope, the foolish farmer seems to have decided that it’d be a good idea to drive over a frozen lake – with quite predictable results. A tractor is quite a heavy vehicle, you know...

27. Life’s a beach

It’s hard not to look at this photo without laughing. Just how did this old tractor, with its trailer in tow, arrive on a beach? And a packed one, at that. Did the driver fall asleep at the wheel? Did they get bored of plowing the fields and decide to try something different? Either way, it’s very funny.

28. Tractor take-off

We wouldn’t exactly class this one as a fail, because it’s actually kinda cool. The driver of this blue tractor has literally driven at such a speed that their vehicle has jumped into the air. Or maybe they just hit a really large bump in the road. Either way, it’s neat to think someone was able to perfectly capture the moment the tractor took flight on camera.

29. Tarantula tractor

We very much doubt you’ve ever seen a tractor as terrifying as this one. Those metal spider’s legs are as sinister as can be. Best keep away from it in case it attacks. And we don’t even want to think about how you’d go about driving it...

30. Who said driving a tractor shouldn’t be fun?

You have to hand it to this guy. People may say that it’s boring being a farmer, but he’s having absolutely none of it. So, as if to prove that it can be fun, he pulled the most outrageous wheelie while dragging a large bale of hay. Awesome!

31. That sinking feeling

Holy mackerel. This tractor crane’s well and truly submerged in the quicksand. Must’ve taken a wrong turn or something. How the man next to it – who we presume is the driver – is going to get it out of there is open for debate. We reckon he’s gonna need some help.

32. Stuck in the mud

It would be accurate – both literally and figuratively – to suggest that this tractor is stuck in the mud. And very thick mud it is indeed. Good luck to the folks who have to lift that heavy machinery out!

33. Wheel off

It’s hard not to laugh at this one, it must be said. The poor driver was trying to go about their business, earnestly attempting to earn a living out in the farm’s fields. Then, suddenly, one of the wheels on their tractor comes loose and begins rolling away. An epic fail, as the kids say.

34. Snowed under

Whoops. It appears as if the owner of this tractor abandoned it the previous day – only to wake up in the morning to find it completely submerged in snow. We assume that, because they surely weren’t trying to plow a field in those conditions. Best wait for things to thaw out before moving it.

35. A bridge too far

The driver of this red tractor appears to have seriously underestimated the weight of their vehicle – or the stability of that bridge. Start reversing and find another way to get around that water!

36. Great at camouflage, terrible at being a tractor

What on Earth happened here? This yellow farm machine seems to have buried itself in the mud and grass as if it was an ambush predator. Except it isn’t, and being submerged in the ground means it isn’t of much use. We think you’ll need a crane to pull this one out of the bog.

37. Born to be wild

Try to look at this photo without letting out a deep, hearty belly laugh. Impossible, huh? The lady in the picture was probably promised a ride on the gentleman’s Harley – without knowing it’d be a modified Harley/tractor hybrid. That’s the story we’re running with, anyway.

38. Vorsprung durch Technik

You have to hand it to whoever made this makeshift tractor. They appear to have grabbed whatever they can find in their garage or in a scrapyard to put together a usable farm vehicle. Okay, it looks totally weird, and the Audi front isn’t fooling anyone. But could you do any better?

39. Sleeping on the job

Well, what do we have here? This tractor’s obviously been made to work much too hard by its driver. So much so that it seems to have stopped in order to take a nap. Either that or its front wheels have collapsed. But we like the first explanation better.

40. I believe I can fly

Maybe this tractor driver’s got themselves in a major muddle; maybe they’re actually a genius. Whether they meant it or not, their vehicle looks to have attached itself to the back of a train and is several feet off the ground. Yep, it could be a long and bumpy ride ahead. Best fasten that seat belt!

Fails closer to home

If you haven’t got a tractor, though, you can still see some very epic fails in your own home. Or, hopefully, someone else’s home. And these design mishaps prove that, no, not everyone can do it themselves...

41. Blocked cabinets

It’s fair to say that we cram a lot of stuff into our kitchens. Most of us will require a range of appliances, cabinets and countertop surfaces. To get the most out of this space, a cooker has been wedged into an awkward angle, rendering the cupboards behind it completely useless.

42. Sewage pipe

Nothing says, “dinner’s ready!” like what appears to be a raw sewage pipe cutting through the kitchen. Not only does the black tubing look quite jarring on the eye, but its potential content also doesn’t bear thinking about – especially when you’re about to tuck into your food. We just pray that there’s never a leak…

43. Sacrificed socket

If your countertop runs the risk of landing on an existing outlet, this is NOT the solution. Hopefully, this socket has been disconnected from the mains, otherwise, it surely poses some sort of fire hazard. We can’t for the life of us understand what possessed them to take this path when the power point could have quite easily been removed or simply shifted upwards a couple of inches.

44. Moldy tiles

For some inexplicable reason, the design on these tiles makes them appear moldy, which doesn’t exactly create the most appetizing environment. To make matters worse, the owner of this kitchen decided to use the design elements all over the counters and backsplash, which must make cleaning an interesting task.

45. Inset oven

It’s easy to see that with the modern breakfast bar, the owners of this kitchen were going for somewhat of an open plan look. But the illusion is somewhat shattered by the stovetop, which juts out above the counter, ensuring its ugly back-side is visible from all over the room.

46. Hidden toilet

We’re not sure why a toilet situated directly in the kitchen would ever be necessary, yet here we are. While the W.C. can be handily hidden away with the close of a cabinet and the flip of a counter when not in use, it doesn’t seem to offer much privacy when nature calls. If there’s one positive, at least you can make a coffee to pass the time.

47. Multitasking counters

Space may be an issue in this kitchen. So rather than installing under-counter appliances, the washing machine and dryer in this setup can also function as makeshift worktop space. It’s probably a good idea to avoid prepping any food on a spin-cycle though, especially if sharp knives are involved.

48. Off-the-wall oven installation

Oftentimes, the oven is situated at the center of the kitchen. But in this case, it appears to have been added as somewhat of an afterthought. Not only is it embedded into the wall, with no adjacent counter space, but it’s at a height that would appear to make retrieving searing hot food risky business.

49. Family Feud counter

It’s unclear what the thought process behind this higgledy-piggledy kitchen island was, but we think we’ve seen it somewhere before! It looks vaguely like the pedestal contestants stand at when playing Family Feud. In that case, then, the feature looks perfect for games night, but not very useful for much else…

50. Tetris drawers

These drawers might look pretty impressive from the outside, but it’s not clear just how functional the L-shaped design is. Perhaps this is a clear case of form following function in kitchen design. But before we judge, we’d really have to have a peek inside the storage space to see how it works.

51. Wasted space

The placement of this range provokes a whole lot of head scratching. For one, why is there so much wasted space surrounding the oven? And two, perhaps more importantly, with all the unused room around the appliance, why is it situated so that it blocks the cabinets to the right? Unfortunately, for this kitchen to work, symmetry must be sacrificed.

52. Misspent vent

Even if you ignore the unusual corner placement of this oven, it’s hard to get over the setup of the vent. Not only does it appear to be fixed to a kitchen cabinet, but by the look of it, it doesn’t lead anywhere. Presumably then, the seemingly useless device just filters your cooking smells straight back into the room…

53. The wrong utensil

This decorative wall sign reads, “Spoonfuls of love added to every recipe.” So the addition of the fork to the plaque seems somewhat of an oversight. After all, there’s surely a better utensil – one that can be found in almost all households – that would better illustrate the sentiment.

54. Kitchen tub

It’s hard to work out if this room is supposed to be a kitchen with its own tub or a master bathroom with an adjoining kitchenette. We probably will never understand what’s going on here. But, on the upside, at least it’s easy to make a mid-soak snack if the mood takes you… In fact, it looks like you can even access the microwave without leaving the bath.

55. Just check in at reception…

Presumably, this one-person breakfast bar was supposed to be a practical place for someone to enjoy their meal. While it might have seemed like a good idea at the time, in reality, it looks like somewhere you’d check in your coat upon arrival. Either that or the owner broadcasts their own news bulletin from home.

56. Amazing new take on the double sink

In most instances, you’d be forgiven for thinking that two sinks were better than one, but that doesn’t appear to be the case here. For a start, the double-feature straddles an awkward corner angle. Furthermore, both bowls look exceptionally small, meaning you could only wash a few dishes at a time.

57. Electric sink

It’s a known fact that water and electricity don’t mix. So who on earth thought it would be a good idea to place a socket inside of a sink, especially when there’s already an outlet nearby? We really hope that this image was some kind of April Fool’s Day joke. Otherwise, someone is running the very real risk of electrocution.

58. There was a better place to put the fridge…

It seems to us that the gap in the cabinets in the center of this picture was the perfect place to put a refrigerator. For some reason though, the appliance has been jammed up against a wall, while another cupboard – which bears no resemblance to the others in the room – fits badly into the opening.

59. Support beam

Not only is this support beam ugly to look at, but it also poses a major trip hazard, which is not ideal in a kitchen. To make matters worse, the design oversight was found in a $1 million loft in San Francisco. It just goes to show that money can’t buy you style… or good sense for that matter either!

60. Mirrored hinges

Warning: this one will hurt your eyes if you look at it for too long. That’s because the cabinet maker has gone overkill on the hinges, puzzlingly adding them to both sides of the door. As a result, it seems that this cabinet would be unusable, as you wouldn’t be able to open it…

61. Upstairs toilet

This home must pretty small if someone thought it was necessary to install the W.C. directly off the kitchen like this. After all, the place that we cook and where we go potty should be as far away from each other as possible. And that’s not all. If you look closely at the bottom right of the picture, there’s also a small shower unit…

62. Tiny island

Some kitchens just aren’t big enough to accommodate an island, and that's alright. But that didn’t stop this person from installing a tiny worktop podium in the center of their cooking space. And I’m sure we can all agree that such an addition is neither use nor ornament – unless they use it as a pedestal for arm wrestling, perhaps?

63. Cooker cubicle

It seems as though the person who fitted this oven right in the middle of the kitchen soon regretted their choice and had to build these walls around it to hide their mistake. The effect is a kind of cooking cubicle, which floats separately from any countertops. Or as someone on Instagram pointed out, it looks like the appliance decided to play hide and seek.

64. An extra drawer at any cost

Lifting this dishwasher off the floor meant the person behind this kitchen fail could fit an extra drawer below it. But it seems that they didn’t consider what such a move would do to their countertop. Because after being hoisted a foot in the air, the once perfectly good workspace is now unusable.

65. “Form over function”

When user chefmacari posted these pictures on Reddit in 2020, they wanted to point out the “‘Form over Function’ kitchen in [their] apartment…” The multitude of issues includes a refrigerator door and some shutters that are jostling for space. Meanwhile, there’s also a cabinet that can’t be fully accessed because of a sprinkler and an oven that scrapes the front of the fridge when opened.

66. Random faucet

This faucet, which juts randomly out of a countertop, may have been someone’s failed attempt at a pot filler. These nifty water supplies allow you to fill a pan directly where it’s cooking, with no heavy lifting required. But given that this one isn’t extendable in any way, and would only fit a small pot beneath, it seems to be a bit of a waste of time.

67. Repurposed kitchen table

The gap in between these cabinets was probably intended to house an oven, but it seems that the budget didn’t stretch. Instead, this ingenious kitchen owner has bridged the gap using a table and placed a microwave on top. They may have nowhere to sit to enjoy their meals, but at least they can actually cook them now.

68. Martini glass sink

It’s always nice to inject a bit of personality into your home decor, but this martini-glass-shaped sink could be a step too far. For starters, washing your dishes looks like it would be an impossibility in such a tub. And that’s without even getting started on the olive-adorned soap dispenser…

69. Crooked cabinets

The angles of these crooked cabinets were surely a pain to plan. And more importantly, the efforts were probably a waste of time, seen as though the awkward storage spaces they’ve created are highly impractical. Maybe the skewed aesthetic was a design choice, but it could equally be down to D.I.Y. gone wrong.

70. Island refrigerator

The placement of this refrigerator is pretty perplexing. Its purpose-built cubicle is too far from the kitchen to really be considered part of that room, yet it’s separate from the living area as well. We suppose the best thing you could say about this design is that at least it gives you three extra blank walls to hang pictures on…

71. Hidden outlet

It’s hard to see how this power outlet could be in a worse position. Blocked up by the cooker, it’s impossible to use, making it a complete waste of time. If the range didn’t have the control panel at the back, the electrics would at least be reachable. But even so, it doesn’t seem safe to have them so close to a stove top.

72. En-suite kitchen

This tiny kitchen barely looks big enough for all the appliances and space one would expect from the room. So it seems the creator may have had their priorities wrong when they decided to use a whole corner to install a shower. Not only does the cubicle take up valuable space, but who really wants to wash in the same place that they cook?

73. Kentucky counter

There’s nothing wrong with having a little pride in your state, but it appears that this kitchen’s owner is taken their love of Kentucky to a whole new level. This jagged breakfast bar takes the exact same shape as the Bluegrass State. But to the untrained eye, it just looks like someone forgot to finish carving the marble.

74. Awkward angled sink

It’s not clear why someone chose to put this sink on an angle. Perhaps it was to buy them a few inches of extra countertop. Whatever the reason, the effect is controversial. After all, who wants to be met with an ugly cabinet side when it could have quite easily slotted in against the wall?

75. Just add a shower curtain for privacy

This bathtub-in-the-kitchen set-up looks a little bit too exposing. We mean to say, imagine trying to have a soak while your roommate tries to cook dinner… Luckily, someone came up with this ingenious way to fix the privacy problem by simply adding a shower curtain. Now the room functions perfectly fine… not!

76. Trapped sink plug

At first glance, it might seem that this faucet is perfectly fine. But on closer inspection it becomes clear that it’s positioned far too close to the wall. Posting this picture on reddit in 2020 user -s-b-e-v-e- pointed out, “The sink at my friend’s house. You can’t even use the sink plug.”

77. Diagonal cabinet

This angled wall seemingly posed a bit of a problem to the people who designed this kitchen. The solution, it seems, was to simply cut the end cabinet diagonally, so that it seamlessly meets the structural feature. The only problem is that, by doing so, said cupboard becomes unusable, as its hinges have been sacrificed.

78. Cramped conditions

While this kitchen boasts two sinks, it’s distinctively lacking several other key components you might expect from such a room – namely, space. As a result, the fridge is wedged right up against the laundry unit, which in turn is barely accessible as it’s being blocked by the cooker. The oven, in turn, overlaps into the doorway. There’s also basically no worktop space, which makes the two sinks particularly puzzling.

79. Corner stove

This corner stove might have seemed like a good idea at the time of planning, but in reality, it just doesn’t appear to work. The angle of the appliance looks awkward against the adjacent counters and, frustratingly, doesn’t align with the vent above. In short, it’s a bit of a headache to look at.

80. Texas sink

They say that everything’s bigger in Texas – but that’s not the case when it comes to this state-shaped sink. The angles of the kitchen feature make it fairly impractical and its size means that you wouldn’t be able to wash many dishes in it. Nevertheless, if it takes your fancy, it could be yours for just $999.